# US 12,016,036 B2 · FDRA and MCS based on frequency ranges > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,016,036 B2 - Document ID: US12016036B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/465,629 - Filed: 2021-09-02 - Published: 2023-03-09 - Granted: 2024-06-18 - Earliest claimed: 2021-09-02 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Qingjiang Tian; Jing Sun; Xiaoxia Zhang; Seyedkianoush Hosseini; Tao Luo - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12016036B2 ## CPC - H04W 72/0453: Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract To provide more efficient FDRA or MCS for some frequency ranges, methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable medium are provided. An example method may include receiving, from a base station and via RRC signaling, one or more FDRA or MCS configurations that are based on a frequency range. The example method may further include communicating with the base station over the frequency range, using an FDRA or MCS based on at least one of the one or more FDRA or MCS configurations. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising: memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to: receive, from a base station and via radio resource control (RRC) signaling, one or more frequency domain resource allocation (FDRA) or modulation and coding scheme (MCS) configurations that are based on a frequency range; and communicate with the base station over the frequency range, using an FDRA or MCS based on at least one of the one or more FDRA or MCS configurations. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the RRC signaling configures a resource block group (RBG) size table or an MCS table associated with the one or more FDRA or MCS configurations, the RBG size table or the MCS table being based on the frequency range, and wherein the frequency range comprises a frequency higher than 71 gigahertz (GHz). ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor coupled to the memory is further configured to: receive, from the base station, a scheduling grant containing no overhead for signaling the FDRA or MCS. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the at least one of the one or more FDRA or MCS configurations is equivalent to the one or more FDRA or MCS configurations, and wherein the one or more FDRA or MCS configurations define a fixed number of resource blocks (RBs). ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the fixed number of RBs correspond to all RBs of a bandwidth part (BWP). ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the one or more FDRA or MCS configurations define the fixed number of RBs based on one or more concurrent UEs in a beam. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the one or more FDRA or MCS configurations define the fixed number of RBs based on one or more slots. ### Claim 8 (depends on 3) The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the one or more FDRA or MCS configurations define the MCS. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor coupled to the memory is further configured to: receive, from the base station, a scheduling grant comprising DCI containing reduced overhead for selecting the at least one of the one or more FDRA or MCS configurations. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the one or more FDRA or MCS configurations comprise one or more resource indication values (RIVs) or bitmaps, and wherein the DCI is configured to select at least one RIV or bitmap from the one or more RIVs or bitmaps. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the one or more FDRA or MCS configurations comprise one or more segments of a bandwidth part (BWP), and wherein the DCI is configured to select at least one segment of the one or more segments. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a transceiver coupled to the at least one processor. ### Claim 13 An apparatus for wireless communication at a base station, comprising: memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to: transmit, to a user equipment (UE) and via radio resource control (RRC) signaling, one or more frequency domain resource allocation (FDRA) or modulation and coding scheme (MCS) configurations that are based on a frequency range; and communicate with the UE over the frequency range, using an FDRA or MCS based on at least one of the one or more FDRA or MCS configurations. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the RRC signaling defines a resource block group (RBG) size table or an MCS table associated with the one or more FDRA or MCS configurations, the RBG size table or the MCS table being larger based on the frequency range, and wherein the frequency range comprises a frequency higher than 71 gigahertz (GHz). ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the at least one processor coupled to the memory is further configured to: transmit, to the UE, a scheduling grant containing no overhead for signaling the FDRA or MCS. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the at least one of FDRA or MCS is equivalent to the one or more FDRA or MCS configurations, and wherein the one or more FDRA or MCS configurations define a fixed number of resource blocks (RBs). ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the fixed number of RBs correspond to all RBs of a bandwidth part (BWP). ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the one or more FDRA or MCS configurations define the fixed number of RBs based on one or more concurrent UEs in a beam. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the one or more FDRA or MCS configurations define the fixed number of RBs based on one or more slots. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the one or more FDRA or MCS configurations define the MCS. ### Claim 21 (depends on 13) The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the at least one processor coupled to the memory is further configured to: transmit, to the UE, a scheduling grant comprising DCI containing reduced overhead for selecting the at least one of the one or more FDRA or MCS configurations. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the one or more FDRA or MCS configurations comprise one or more resource indication values (RIVs) or bitmaps, and wherein the DCI is configured to select at least one RIV or bitmap from the one or more RIVs or bitmaps. ### Claim 23 (depends on 21) The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the one or more FDRA or MCS configurations comprise one or more segments of a bandwidth part (BWP), and wherein the DCI is configured to select at least one segment of the one or more segments. ### Claim 24 (depends on 13) The apparatus of claim 13, further comprising a transceiver coupled to the at least one processor. ### Claim 25 A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising: receiving, from a base station and via radio resource control (RRC) signaling, one or more frequency domain resource allocation (FDRA) or modulation and coding scheme (MCS) configurations that are based on a frequency range; and communicating with the base station over the frequency range, using an FDRA or MCS based on at least one of the one or more FDRA or MCS configurations. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The method of claim 25, wherein the RRC signaling configures a resource block group (RBG) size table or an MCS table associated with the one or more FDRA or MCS configurations, the RBG size table or the MCS table being based on the frequency range, and wherein the frequency range comprises a frequency higher than 71 gigahertz (GHz). ### Claim 27 (depends on 25) The method of claim 25, further comprising: receiving, from the base station, a scheduling grant containing no overhead for signaling the FDRA or MCS. ### Claim 28 A method for wireless communication at a base station, comprising: transmitting, to a user equipment (UE) and via radio resource control (RRC) signaling, one or more frequency domain resource allocation (FDRA) or modulation and coding scheme (MCS) configurations that are based on a frequency range; and communicating with the UE over the frequency range, using an FDRA or MCS based on at least one of the one or more FDRA or MCS configurations. ### Claim 29 (depends on 28) The method of claim 28, wherein the RRC signaling defines a resource block group (RBG) size table or an MCS table associated with the one or more FDRA or MCS configurations, the RBG size table or the MCS table being larger based on the frequency range, and wherein the frequency range comprises a frequency higher than 71 gigahertz (GHz). ### Claim 30 (depends on 28) The method of claim 28, further comprising: transmitting, to the UE, a scheduling grant containing no overhead for signaling the FDRA or MCS.